A Facebook post claims that presidential term limits are illegal because Congress did not have the authority to impose them in 1951. The post suggests that the 22nd Amendment, which established term limits for the president, was not legitimate. However, this claim is false. The 22nd Amendment, which limited presidents to two terms, was properly proposed by Congress and ratified by the states following the process outlined in Article V of the Constitution. Lawmakers had considered term limits for the president even before the Constitution was drafted, but multiple attempts failed until Franklin Roosevelt won a fourth term in 1944. The amendment process required a constitutional amendment, and the 22nd Amendment met the criteria for enactment. The House and Senate both approved the amendment, and it was ratified by 36 of the 48 states at the time. Contrary to the social media claim, the constitutional process was followed in establishing presidential term limits. Fact-check sources including the National Archives and the Constitution Center confirm the validity of the process that led to the establishment of term limits for the president. Additionally, Reuters has also debunked the claim that term limits were illegally created.
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